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December 2007

Applicable Federal Rates

Rev. Rul. 2007-70

Applicable Federal Rates for December

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for December 2007 (the current month). Table 1 contains the short-term, midterm, and long-term applicable federal rates (AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Table 2 contains the short-term, midterm, and long-term adjusted applicable federal rates (adjusted AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1288(b). Table 3 sets forth the adjusted federal longterm rate and the long-term tax-exempt rate described in section 382(f). Table 4 contains the appropriate percentages for determining the low-income housing credit described in section 42(b)(2) for buildings placed in service during the current month. Table 5 contains the federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or for a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest for purposes of section 7520. Finally, Table 6 contains contains the 2008 interest rate for sections 846 and 807.

Table I
December 2007
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-Term
AFR
3.88% 3.84% 3.82% 3.81%
110% AFR
4.26% 4.22% 4.20% 4.18%
120% AFR
4.66% 4.61% 4.58% 4.57%
130% AFR
5.05% 4.99% 4.96% 4.94%
Mid-Term
AFR
4.13% 4.09% 4.07% 4.06%
110% AFR
4.55% 4.50% 4.47% 4.46%
120% AFR
4.97% 4.91% 4.88% 4.86%
130% AFR
5.39% 5.32% 5.29% 5.26%
150% AFR
6.23% 6.14% 6.09% 6.06%
175% AFR
7.29% 7.16% 7.10% 7.06%
Long-Term
AFR
4.72% 4.67% 4.64% 4.63%
110% AFR
5.21% 5.14% 5.11% 5.09%
120% AFR
5.68% 5.60% 5.56% 5.54%
130% AFR
6.16% 6.07% 6.02% 5.99%

Table II
Adjusted AFR for December 2007
  Period for Compounding
Applicable Federal Rate (AFR)
Annual Semi-annual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR
3.40% 3.37% 3.36% 3.35%
Mid-term adjusted AFR
3.67% 3.64% 3.62% 3.61%
Long-term adjusted AFR
4.34% 4.29% 4.27% 4.25%

Table III
Rates Under Section 382 for December 2007
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month
4.34%
Long-term tax-exempt rate for ownership changes during the current month (the highest of the adjusted federal long-term rates for the current month and the prior two months.)
4.49%

Table IV
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(2) for December 2007
Appropriate Percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit
8.03%
Appropriate Percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit
3.44%

Table V
Rate Under Section 7520 for December 2007
Applicable federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or reversionary interest
5.0%

Table VI
Rev. Rul. 2007-70 
Applicable rate of interest for 2008 for purposes of section 846 and 807
4.06%